DANTAN
Assembly seat no. 219 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
NANDAGOPAL BHATTACHARYA
CPI
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPI
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2001
31,782
25.45% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCBIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN
- Votes
- 39,690
- Vote share
- 31.79%
- Behind by
- 31,782
Electors
1,56,954
Total votes polled
1,24,870
Valid votes
1,24,870
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
79.6%
Full result, 2001
4 candidates · 1,24,870 valid votes
NANDAGOPAL BHATTACHARYACPIwon
71,472
57.2%
BIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHANAITC
39,690
31.8%
SASANKA PATRABJP
11,582
9.3%
JYOTIRMOY PRADHANPDS
2,126
1.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ajit Kumar Jana | BJP | 1,10,259 | 50.49% | Manik Maiti | 10,376 |
| 2021 | BIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN | AITC | 95,209 | 48.13% | Saktipada Nayak | 623 |
| 2016 | BIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN | AITC | 95,641 | 53.46% | SISIR KUMAR PATRA | 29,260 |
| 2011 | ARUN MOHAPATRA | CPI | 79,118 | 49.35% | SHAIBAL GIRI | 4,650 |
| 2006 | NANDA GOPAL BATTACHARJEE | CPI | 83,149 | 60.44% | BIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN | 36,864 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DANTAN assembly constituency in 2026?
Ajit Kumar Jana (BJP) won DANTAN in 2026, by a margin of 10,376 votes.
Which party has won DANTAN the most times?
CPI, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DANTAN gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won DANTAN the most times?
BIKRAM CHANDRA PRADHAN, with 2 wins between 2016 and 2021.
